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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Five Minutes

Just about a couple of hours ago, I went to the mall to fetch some goodies and a bunch of flowers for my grandmother. I wish to visit her in her house in Cebu City.

After pulling out some fruits and crackers in the grocery store, I managed to stand in line at the shortest one in the row of counters. There were over seven people in line and in a rough estimation, it will take me more of less five minutes to have my turn.

I waited. I was right. It took me five long minutes for the cashier to serve me. I wasn't in a hurry. I just value time that much. You see- time so slow if you wait so you better do something instead of nothing when in a dull situation.

A realization brought by the situation popped into my mind. Five minutes is very valuable. It is a part of our so called one hour. It is a part of our one day. It may seem so small and little to be considered so important but five minutes is part of a year and a decade.

For hundreds of times, people get into situations like I did- wait for a span of time for something.

Time is so precious. I hope you all kow the true value of it. Five mintues of waiting- yes, quite long indeed. In line with this, I have come up a list of what one can do in five minutes or more rather than waiting for something doing nothing at all. Check it out below.

WHEN IN THE HOUSE

make a brewed coffee for dad

call and greet a friend

clear your bulk mail

play with your pet

unclutter your desk

fry bacon

arrange the foods in your fridge

ready your clothes for laundry

read the news paper

wake up your sister who is burning daylight

open your house gate for your mom who is driving the family car

water the plants

WHEN OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

pile up trash the dried leaves

bury your garbage under your garden grounds

enjoy the terrific view of nature

pick up some liters scattered all over the place

write something about life

take pictures of the place

WHEN IN SCHOOL

sharpen your pencil

jot down important notes

erase the writings on the board

make your homework

review your lessons

try out for a dance/singing club

read an article in your school paper

prepare your materials for your next subject

check the things in your bag

I guess that's quite enough to end this post. Haha. I hope I'm a big help in making five minutes of your day useful :)